四、完形填空。
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I grew up in a really strict family. My parents and I
B
really saw eye to eye on anything. When I was younger it was just the simple
A
—the length(长度) of my skirt, how I chose to wear my hair or the films I wanted to watch. But as I got
B
, I found that there were a lot more things that we didn't agree on—the friends I made, what I wanted to study at university or how I chose to
A
my weekends.
I left home at 17 to study at a university in another city. Over the past two years I've
C
the most amazing people with the most
D
experiences. My circle(圈子) of friends includes people with different values, cultures and different ways of treating life. But the greatest thing is that we
A
each other's opinions. I've learned to question what I've been taught and not to always agree just
C
that is what everybody else thinks.
The first couple of times I went home to visit my parents I found it really hard to
A
not being able to express my opinions as freely as I did when I was away from home. My mum didn't necessarily agree with my attitude to life. I used to get really
B
that my parents didn't agree with what I was doing. I kept at it though. I found that I really had to
C
myself that it was okay to have the opinions that I had, but also that it was okay for my mum to have her ideas too.
The thing I
B
about my friends was that we all respected each other's opinions. I had a chat with a friend about it and I finally
B
that if I wanted my parents to respect what I had said, I had to try to respect their ideas too. Although it was
A
, once I
B
to respect their values and opinions, getting along with my parents would be a lot easier.
1. A. sometimes B. never C. ever D. often
2. A. things B. ways C. places D. words
3. A. taller B. older C. larger D. stronger
4. A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay
5. A. forgotten B. understood C. met D. remembered
6. A. dangerous B. expected C. boring D. unusual
7. A. respect B. need C. promise D. disagree
8. A. if B. although C. because D. until
9. A. deal with B. agree with C. play with D. chat with
10. A. happy B. angry C. surprised D. excited
11. A. devote B. decide C. remind D. promise
12. A. cared B. loved C. worried D. talked
13. A. complained B. realized C. explained D. changed
14. A. difficult B. sad C. general D. impatient
15. A. refused B. tried C. needed D. afforded